Putin: Russia won't expel US diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will not expel American diplomats in response to US sanctions against Russia.
How Russia and Turkey brokered peace in Syria -- and sidelined the US
Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the "honest brokers" of a ceasefire in Syria -- one that is designed to lead to political negotiations.
Number of students in English version soars
The number of students in English version of the national curriculum has increased, in some cases even doubled, when there are few trained teachers and the books for the version contain too many mistakes.
98 killed, 210 families evicted in 2016
At least 98 religious minority people were killed and 210 families of minority communities were evicted from their homesteads in 2016, according to a report.
People to resist BNP on Jan 5
Joint general secretary of ruling Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said people would resist any protest programmes of BNP on January 5.
BNP to observe ‘democracy killing day’ amid AL’s threat
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that it would observe ‘democracy killing day’ on January 5 holding black flag processions across the country amid the ruling Awami League’s ‘threat’ not to allow BNP to take to street.
Seven Biman engineers on fresh 8-day remand
Seven suspended Biman engineers were remanded in police custody for eight more days on Friday for interrogation in a case filed on charge of criminal conspiracy and sabotage for the emergency landing of prime ministers flight on November 27.
North Korea: Is Kim Jong Un 'the world's most dangerous man'?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads into 2017 with two things that loom ominous for the rest of the world -- he's tested a nuclear weapon, and no one really knows how willing he'd be to use one in anger.
Obama administration prepares sanctions, retaliation for Russian election meddling
The Obama administration is preparing to announce, as soon as Thursday, a series of retaliation measures against Russia for meddling in the US election, according to American officials briefed on the plans.
China: We will be on Mars by the end of 2020
China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade. China's ambitious and fast-growing space program is targeting a landing on the dark side of the moon by 2018, and reaching Mars before the end of the decade.
